Comment ‘Making Whitehall work: Why Spads should be paid more than they are today’ Sue Gray’s departure follows continued media headlines about the former chief of staff, including a controversy over reports… Patrick King 15th November, 2024, 6:00 am
Comment Labour has a self-inflicted gene pool problem The Labour leadership hopefuls represent what Diane Abbott last week called a ‘spadocracy’. Three of the four declared… Peter Allen 30th May, 2015, 11:17 am
News Labour MP questions campaigning roles of publicly funded advisers As the start of the long campaign begins today, curbing the amount of money parties can spend between… 19th December, 2014, 1:03 pm
News Clegg accused of using public money to fund party strategist Nigel Farage has come under fire today over his use of public money, accused of claiming expenses for… 15th April, 2014, 9:57 am
Comment Blair is right – the political gene pool is too shallow. But we shouldn’t be too hard on the SpAds “I advise any young person who wants to go into politics today: go and spend some time out… Mark Ferguson 29th October, 2013, 10:30 am
News Nick Clegg has FIFTEEN Spads – of whom TEN appear to be employed to spy on the Tories A Freedom of Information request by the Labour Peer George Foulkes has revealed that Nick Clegg has 15… 24th February, 2013, 10:41 am